March 31, 2012

Martin Hewitt reports in with a voice blog from Lukla. Having trouble listening to the audio? Visit our Soundcloud page Day 1 It was still dark when the morning wake up call went off. Wearily we arose, it was time to leave the city and head for the mountains. Bags where taken and checked, …Continue reading →

March 30, 2012

Francis checks in to Expedition HQ with his first voice blog. Listen to his account of arriving at Kathmandu, the teams preparation and the issue with Wisey’s massive feet. Having trouble listening to the audio? Visit our Soundcloud page here

March 29, 2012

As the team prepare to begin their journey in Napal, its time to hear from Everest Team Leader, Martin Hewitt, in the final “My Everest” interview. See the video below to hear Martin talk about coming to terms with his injury, the attitude needed to overcome challenges and how Walking With The Wounded can help …Continue reading →

March 29, 2012

The Everest Expedition landed in Nepal yesterday, but for Francis Atkinson the excitement had already begun! So here we are in Kathmandu, sitting in the balcony of the Hyatt, enjoying a beer and watching the sunset. Our flight here was brilliant– we were all upgraded to business class by Qatar airlines which made sleeping a …Continue reading →

March 28, 2012

Last night, the Walking With The Wounded Everest 2012 Expedition Summit Team departed for Nepal. Martin Hewitt, Jaco Van Gass, Karl Hinett, David Wiseman and Francis Atkinson will all be attempting to summit the world’s highest mountain in late May. They are also joined by Dan Majid, who will be the Expedition’s reporter and communications …Continue reading →

March 26, 2012

It was a very early start for Bullet and Burns on Friday morning as Ed Parker was picking us up from outside Victoria Station at 0630 to take us on the long trip to Suffolk. We parked up in the lovely seaside town of Aldbergh where we fuelled up with a ‘fat boys’ breakfast in …Continue reading →